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Army seeks companies with global reach
Service tries new contracting approach to advance IT modernization.
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Intercepts
Big DOD bot attack? November rain. DOD management czar? AKO tech refresh rumors. GIs to soldier on without Howard Stern.
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Rescue hero: Harold Bell
When Bell came to the FAA's Satellite Navigation Program five years ago, Capitol Hill leaders were about to cancel the project that had lured him to the agency.
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NOAA turns to defense contractors
Three integrators will study risk reduction and system designs for the agency's next generation of weather satellites.
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OMB focuses on project execution
A new survey shows that federal agencies and their contractors are not hurrying to comply with directives to use the earned value management methodology.
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Kelman: Grand challenge for government
DARPA offered $2 million for first driverless vehicle to cross the finish line.
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EPA may reduce online toxic pollution notifications
OMB Watch is trying to stop the EPA's plan to scale back a pollution information program.
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Antimissile technology tested on commercial airliner
BAE Systems tested its missile protection system on a Boeing 767. The Homeland Security Department tapped the company to develop its technology.
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Petitioners want Katrina contracts online
Open-government proponents say they hope to prevent misuse of taxpayer dollars by disclosing how officials spend public money.
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Pyke to take over as Energy CIO
Commerce Department CIO Tom Pyke replaces Rose Parkes, who announced her retirement.
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Alliant progress promised soon
An industry day to discuss GSA's forthcoming contracts was originally promised for this month, but it has not yet been scheduled.
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OMB leads effort to speed security clearances
Lawmakers and Bush administration officials declare the backlog of DOD security clearance applications a national security problem.
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Air Force awards support contracts
Six companies will vie for Air Force Contract Augmentation Program III task orders.
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Defense bill could limit DOD contracting activity
Under a provision of the Senate version of the Defense Authorization bill, new acquisition centers would have to approve proposed procurements.
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States move to centralize IT project management
States report successes from centralizing control of information technology projects and adopting common project management practices.
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Accenture to update New Jersey's unemployment benefits system
Under the $39.9 million contract, the company will build a new system that can process claims faster.
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GAO denies second protest of Monster contract
GAO found that OPM’s $27 million USAJobs award to Monster Government Solutions at a premium price was reasonable.
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GAO lauds DOD biz progress
But the agency said the department should focus more on processes than on systems.
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